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Ruck

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See also: ruck, rück, and rück-

English

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Etymology

  • As a German surname, from the noun Rücken (“back”).
  • Also as a German surname, shortened from derivatives of Rüdiger.
  • As an English surname, variant of Rook, itself from the noun rook (“type of crow”).

Proper noun

Ruck (plural Rucks)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruck is the 14458th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2066 individuals. Ruck is most common among White (88.63%) individuals.

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German ruc, from Old High German rucch, ultimately from the root of rücken (“to rock, push, move”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Ruck m (strong, genitive Ruckes or Rucks, plural Rucke)

  1. jerk, jolt
    • 1997 April 26, Roman Herzog, Berliner Rede 1997 von Bundespräsident Roman Herzog‎:
      Aber es ist auch noch nicht zu spät. Durch Deutschland muss ein Ruck gehen. Wir müssen Abschied nehmen von liebgewordenen Besitzständen. Alle sind angesprochen, alle müssen Opfer bringen, alle müssen mitmachen […] .
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  2. (physics) jerk (change in acceleration)

Declension

Declension of Ruck [masculine, strong]
More information singular, plural ...

1Now rare, see notes.

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